A Study on the Relationship among Transformational Leadership, Organizational Identification and Voice Behavior

Dongbo Hu, Binbin Zhang, Meng Wang

Management School, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.

DOI: 10.4236/jssm.2015.81017                

Abstract

This paper investigates the relationship between transformational leadership and voice behavior under Chinese cultural background. It also examines the mediating effects of organizational identification in the relationship between transformational leadership and voice behavior. We use multiple linear regression analyses to validate our hypotheses. The results of the empirical study showed that: Transformational leadership has a significant positive influence on voice behavior; transformational leadership and its four dimensions have a significant positive influence on organizational identification; organizational identification has a significant positive influence on voice behavior. Organizational identification plays a part intermediary role between transformational leadership and voice behavior.

Keywords

Leadership Theory, Transformational Leadership, Organizational Identification, Voice Behavior

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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